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Brodzinski scores 2 as New York Rangers dump visiting Canucks 5-3

Vancouver remains outside of a Western Conference playoff spot
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Vancouver Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood, right, battles New York Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck during NHL action Saturday, March 22, 2025 in New York. (https://x.com/Canucks)

Jonny Brodzinski scored two goals, including the winner, as the New York Rangers earned a 5-3 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

KÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Andre Miller, Adam Fox and former Canuck J.T. Miller also scored for the Rangers (34-31-6), while Dakota Joshua, Drew OÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Connor and Brock Boeser scored for Vancouver (32-25-12). Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves to earn the goaltending win. Kevin Lankinen made just eight saves on 12 shots for the Canucks.

With the loss, the Canucks remained one point back of the St. Louis Blues for the final wildcard spot in the NHLÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Western Conference. The Blues were playing the Chicago Blackhawks later in the afternoon.

The Canucks outshot the Rangers 11-1 in the first period and took a 1-0 lead on JoshuaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s fifth of the season at 11:51, knocking home a rebound after Quinn Hughes made a nice move around New YorkÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Matt Rempe to get a shot on goal.

New York tied things at 1-1 midway through the second, while Fox tipped in a shot from the slot past Lankinen.

The Canucks finished with a 25-7 edge in shots on goal after 40 minutes.

The Rangers took the lead 1:39 into the third, with Brodzinski converted a J.T. Miller pass.

OÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Connor levelled things at 2-2 at 11:22, knocking in his own rebound after a nice feed from Nils Aman. OÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Connor now has 10 goals for the year.

KÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Andre Miller restored the lead for the Rangers just 78 seconds later, throwing the puck in front from the left corner and seeing it bounce off a defender.

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Boeser, with his fifth goal in three games and 23rd of the year, pulled Vancouver even again at the 15:10 mark, outduelling KÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Andre Miller behind the net and coming out front to slot one past Shesterkin.

The lead was short-lived as 37 seconds later, Brodzinski converted a feed from Alexis Lafreniere for the winner.

J.T. Miller put the game away with an empty-netter with 17 seconds left.

Vancouver continues its six-game road trip Monday (4:30 p.m.) in New Jersey.

NOTES: VancouverÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Kiefer Sherwood broke the NHL record for hits in a season when he recorded his 384th of the year in the first period. Jeremy Lauzon of Nashville set the previous high last yearÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¦ Hughes earned his 400th career point with the assist on JoshuaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s goalÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¦ Vancouver centre Elias Pettersson left the game in the second period after suffering some apparent discomfort on a faceoff.



Philip Wolf

About the Author: Philip Wolf

IÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ve been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.
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